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The goal of this cohort is to equip lead pastors and worship pastors to practically apply the implications of works like Disruptive Witness by Alan Noble and Rhythms of Grace by Mike Cosper to their worship gatherings and produce liturgical elements for their churches.

As our society experiences a troubling fracturing along cultural lines, we observe an accompanying lack of respect for human dignity. We affirm that every image-bearer of God is fully deserving of honor. We believe The Church is to be at the forefront of championing this movement of love and service.

This cohort is specifically designed for coaching in the area of care within the local church. The goal is to collaborate as a cohort so that participants can work toward developing a philosophy, framework, and approach to discipleship and care within community.

This cohort of twelve men and women is designed for leadership development, planning and implementation of a children’s ministry in a theologically driven, gospel-centered, mission-focused church. Cohort reading and discussion will focus on discipling children, assimilating and training children’s ministry volunteers, and strategies for managing a children’s ministry in the local church.

The Mercy Cohort is specifically designed to offer a collaborative cohort where you will learn and grow with other pastors and ministry leaders from across the country. This cohort will span from October 2018 to March 2019 and is designed for mercy pastors, deacons, staff or key non-staff leadership responsible for community outreach, ministry to the poor, or local mission.

Most church leaders long to bring a transformed and transforming presence to their leadership contexts. However, very few of us possess the vision, experience, skills, or tools to catalyze a transformational leadership culture in the messiness of a real church leadership team. Join a group of 8-10 ministry leaders as we explore a framework for integrating body, mind, and soul into our everyday leadership practices.

The XP Comprehensive Coaching Cohort is specifically designed to equip, develop and build an informal network of leaders currently serving in the role of executive pastor or pastor of operations (administration) at their church.

This cohort is specifically designed for coaching in the area of community group ministry with the goal to develop and build an informal network of pastors desiring to launch or rebuild their community group ministry.

This cohort is specifically designed for coaching in the area of care and counseling ministry. The goal is to collaborate as a cohort so that participants can work toward developing a scalable, reproducible, and sustainable Care Ministry for the local church.

Are you a church planter seeking a network partnership and guidance as you plant? Are you a pastor of an existing church interested in partnering with Sojourn Network but aren’t quite sure what steps you need to take? Or maybe you’ve heard about us and would like to learn more about what we do to help pastors plant, grow and multiply healthy churches that last.

If this is you, join us for a free meal on Thursday, April 12 in Louisville. We'll cover the meal so you can relax, learn more about Sojourn Network, and meet some of our leaders!

***This info dinner is being held during the T4G dinner break & is within walking distance, so it won't conflict with the T4G schedule.

Pastors and their teams will spend the day exploring the future of multisite as laid out in Brad House and Gregg Allison's book, MultiChurch. Brad and Gregg will work through the theological and philosophical overview laid out in their book while also providing time for discussion and guidance as you work through the implications for your specific church.

“Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us...” – Hebrews 12:1

In a culture where change is a constant, how do we find what it takes to serve faithfully in our ever-changing church community? Where do we go to be encouraged and equipped to thrive for the long-term as active members of local churches? Join us for a half-day conference, called Steadfast, to be encouraged and equipped for healthy, joyful service in your local church. Dave Harvey, Executive Director of Sojourn Network, will be our main session speaker.

During the first few years of preaching, the early preacher cultivates habits that will either elevate or undermine his longevity and potency as a preacher. This cohort is designed to re-examine the preachers heart, goals, and delivery since he has now experienced ministry outside of the homiletics class. Special attention will be given to sermon organization, the role of application, and the desperate need for, in the words of D. Martyn Lloyd Jones, ‘the Sacred Anointing’.

Leading a large church to grow as a sending church can be a daunting task, whether your church has a history of sending malpractice or little sending practice at all. This coaching cohort is designed to help missions leaders in such contexts establish the right foundation for sending, and then build upon it with effective vision, strategy, and processes. Facilitated by Upstream leader and Sojourn Community Church pastor of global missions, Nathan Garth, the cohort's curriculum is based on Upstream's Sending Church Elements.

This cohort is specifically designed for coaching in the area of care and counseling ministry. The goal is to collaborate as a cohort so that participants can work toward developing a scalable, reproducible, and sustainable Care Ministry for the local church.

This cohort is specifically designed to equip, develop and build an informal network of leaders currently serving in the role of director or pastor of students and families at their church. Goals include helping the leader implement a strategy for ministry that is driven by what they want to develop in the student beyond student ministry, and building a lasting personal network of fellow student ministers for support, encouragement, and continued collaboration.

The Executive Pastor Cohort is specifically designed to equip, develop, and build an informal network of leaders serving in the role of executive pastor or pastor/director of operations at their church.

This cohort is specifically designed to equip, develop and build an informal network of leaders currently serving in the role of director or pastor of students and families at their church. Goals include helping the leader implement a strategy for ministry that is driven by what they want to develop in the student beyond student ministry, and building a lasting personal network of fellow student ministers for support, encouragement, and continued collaboration.